Happy Little Clouds' second single for 2024. A song about the innocence of being young and inexperienced in the ways of life, loss and love. It’s never too late to get messy and fall off a cliff while looking at the sky.

I Don't Suppose

Happy Little Clouds returns with their second single on The Sound Cove, the grit-fueled “Clear And Present Danger”. A powerful message for strange times, this bold new track reflects the urgency confronting us all in today’s world. “Clear and Present Danger” is a melodic, post-grunge earworm that takes aim at narcissistic power structures, pairing sharp songwriting with emotional depth. Showcasing Jac Mestel’s heartfelt vocals and lyrical storytelling, Derek Bergstrom’s ethereal bass soundscape, and a powerhouse drum performance from Jess Townsend, this new single comes hot on the heels of their recent Radio Indie Alliance #1 hit, “Higher”.
lyrics
An angel chose a thousand souls
To wrap around her finger
The wounded flesh wound up so tight
A deathly scent was near her

This is how I sniffed her out
The all-too-perfect stranger
A perfume sweeter than self doubt
A clear and present danger

She thinks my fate is in her hand
I slip right through like grains of sand

Line up your life from end to end
Now add the parts that might have been
A single thread, you’ll weave it in
A cosmos and a simple piece of lint

Some drops of blood came trickling down
But what was it about her?
The people cried, despite their tears
They couldn’t live without her

One by one they all laid down
The angel took their power
I saw her hand was made of glass,
Which I could surely shatter

They think their fates are in her hand
I smash it up across the land

Pour out your guts from tail to tip
Subtract the heart, you never even used it
Turn into dirt, let time decay it
Layers of earth and a simple piece of shhhhhh

An angel chose a thousand souls
To wrap around her finger
Her finger
Her finger
Around her finger
Her finger

Credits
Released May 2, 2025
Jac Mestel: Vocals, Guitar
Derek Bergstrom: Bass
Jess Townsend: Drums

Written by Happy Little Clouds
Lyrics by Jac Mestel
Recorded and mixed by Ethan Dussault at New Alliance Audio, Somerville, MA
Mastered by Pete Weiss at Jade Cow Music, Somerville, MA
Artwork by Jac Mestel
Track courtesy of The Sound Cove
© 2025 Happy Little Clouds
all rights reserved

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Happy Little Clouds is a genre-blurring indie rock band from Boston crafting emotionally charged, melody-forward music with a raw edge and radiant heart. Their self-described sound “grit-pop” weaves the brightness of power pop with the nerve of post-grunge and the introspection of 90s and 2000s alt-rock. Think the intensity of Wolf Alice with the melodic shimmer of Metric and the lyrical bite of PJ Harvey.   Jac Mestel's unfiltered, heart-on-sleeve lyrics entwine with catchy-AF melodies and emerge as vocals that have been known to turn heads. Derek Bergstrom's creamy bass counter-melodies mix with Mestel's driving guitar. Jess Townsend's (World/Inferno, Ketman) unique, expressive drumming is the underlying pulse that brings the band to life. Built on a foundation of vulnerability, loud guitars, fresh drum beats, and fearless storytelling, Happy Little Clouds has emerged as a compelling voice in the New England indie scene.

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